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U.S. stocks closed narrowly lower Tuesday, extending losses for a fourth straight day.

“There were questionable [or even implausible] results presented in the lake water-quality data reported,” an independent review of the study stated.

A crackdown on suspected money laundering makes it hard for friends and family to send money home, but Somalia depends on remittances.

Feds weigh in on potentially legit cannabis pesticides, but will it be enough to help growers struggling to protect their crops - and consumers who want a safe product?

Leaked images from the production set of the forthcoming film surface online.

How many Argentines live under the poverty line? Depends on who you ask.

U.S. stocks traded mildly higher Tuesday, trying to snap three days of declines.

The world's largest private-sector coal company, Peabody Energy, is preparing to cut 250 jobs across the United States.

Nicky Hilton shuts down rumors that mom Kathy Hilton will replace Kim Richards on Season 6 of “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills.”

German prosecutors are probing questionable client transactions at Deutsche Bank, adding to the lender's recent legal woes.

Several vaccines and treatments for MERS are in development, but none have completed clinical trials.

The bids, submitted on Monday, bring P&G one step closer to shedding several assets it considers non-core.

The move will reduce staff strength at Europe's biggest bank by at least 22,000, and is part of a broader cost-cutting process.

CEO Stuart Gulliver is due to outline on Tuesday his second major strategic plan since taking over at the start of 2011.

Harvard has come under attack in court for allegedly limiting the number of Asian-Americans it admits. A Reuters examination reveals how the lawsuit brought in their name arose from a broader goal: upending a Supreme Court decision that has primarily helped blacks and Hispanics.

The blue-chip index turned negative for the year, led by losses in the technology sector.

Hospitals have been increasing the prices they charge customers at much higher rates than what Medicare has been paying out for years.

Students at schools that shut down can request a closed school loan discharge or try to transfer their credits.

The International Air Transport Association, a trade group for the global airline industry, expects 2015 to be a banner year for profits.

Shareholders will converge in Mountain View, California, Tuesday to hear car talk from CEO Elon Musk.

Shares of the Dow component traded flat ahead of the iPhone maker’s five-day annual Worldwide Developers Conference, which kicks off Monday.

A Republican-backed bill in Michigan would prevent local units of government from setting labor standards and wages, making that the purview of state government.

Calpers says it will save hundreds of millions of dollars by halving the number of fee-heavy outside managers it uses.

If substantiated, the probe could raise concerns over market integrity in U.S. government bonds central to the economic system.

The Japanese electronics company is looking for more partnerships with auto manufacturers.

Thousands of drivers have seen their life take a turn for the better, working on cab-hailing networks, but local bans threaten that in India

A proposed rule change could hike the overtime threshold from $23,660 to $52,000.

The Finnish company, which launched the immensely popular mobile game in 2009, has seen its revenues fall in recent years.

Diageo's stock spiked at the news of a possible takeover, recording its greatest intraday gain since 2008.